Grateful – November 30, 2023

Four days ahead of me filled with holiday baking and some to get togethers with good friends. Going to bed a happy camper tonight.

Grateful – November 29, 2023

The gift of soup on a frosty November evening. Hot, tasty and filling. Mmmmmm. Kudos to the cook and thank you to the gifter.

Grateful – November 28, 2023

This little collection of things has been on my desk for the better part of my public service career…an old lamp that I rescued from surplus, the Lives Lived column I wrote for Blair, one of his poems, and the note that Mrs Mutimer tucked into my package at high school graduation, along with a

Grateful – November 27, 2023

Holy lifting. My gmail inbox is almost nothing but Amazon orders. All Christmas presents. Ok few are Christmas presents to moi from moi. Online shopping is not my usual MO but it’s working for the busy-ness of life these days.

Grateful – November 26, 2023

Just another Sunday morning in the Nish. I got the housecleaning done a little early, so had time to work on my Christmas baking plans while mom watched mass. I *may* have had some more cookies while I poured over recipes. Drinking tea from the mug I gave dad many many years ago… it’s now

Grateful – November 25, 2023

Serious fuel for serious games of Crazy Eights with mom.

Grateful – November 24, 2023

Went to the mall. Twice. On Black Friday. What on earth is wrong with me. First I needed to return an Amazon purchase via Canada Post. After finally finding a parking space, I clawed my way through the blindly wandering crowds with their nose twitching, gag inducing colognes, perfumes and other scented shit. (Oddly, I

Grateful – November 23, 2023

I’m trying to develop the habit of a nightly meditation practice. Doing it in bed seems like the right thing to do since one of my objectives is to have a good night’s sleep. Louis often joins me which is lovely in of itself. But he also helps. Because I suck at meditation and have

Grateful – November 22, 2023

This is the time when I left the office today. Wowsers. It meant I sat in traffic longer than I like. But it was the kind of day where it felt like 4 o’clock from noon on. So I pulled up stakes and headed out.

Grateful – November 21, 2023

You never know where inspiration will come from. This evening, a gaggle of little girls were on the pool deck, learning their synchro routine before having their turn in the pool. We aquafitters in the pool tried unsuccessfully to follow along. But it gave me a great idea for some future aquafit fun. Step aside